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COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HUDSON, NY
BASIC DRAWING
FALL 2018
AR119
Instructor: Wendy Doney
Email: wdoney@catskillcsd.org

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Drawing natural and fabricated objects, students will study the uses of line, light and
shadow and be introduced to the basic principles of perspective and composition. A
variety of materials, including charcoal, graphite, pastels, pencil and ink will be used.

This course meets a SUNY General Education requirement in the area of art.

II. TEXTS AND OTHER MATERIALS:


There will be no text. Students are expected to have a sketchbook; all other materials
will be supplied.

III. LEARNING OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES:


Students will demonstrate the ability to accurately render observed reality while
utilizing compositional principles.

IV. COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:


Each week students will draw in-class setups. There will be a great variety of still life
set ups and objects. There will be at-home assignments throughout the course.
Household objects and interiors will be drawn.

Examples of objects to be drawn, but not limited to:


Ropes, branches, tools, cloths, bones/skulls, shoes

V. PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS:
All students will have a collective, themed body of work. The pieces in this portfolio
will consist of ten works that have a consistent theme that the student has chosen to
investigate over the course of the year. This can include pieces from projects if they
fit the theme. Artwork from previous years will not be included.
VI. METHODS OF EVALUATION AND GRADING:
In-class drawings and projects 50%
At-home assignments 50%
All work will be evaluated using the following grading scale:

A = 92%-100%
A- = 89%-91%
B+ = 86%-88%
B = 83%-85%
B- = 80%-82%
C+ = 77%-79%
C = 73%-76%
C- = 70%-72%
D = 65%-69%
F = less than 65%

Students will be graded on their ability to accurately render observational reality


using both line and light and shadow. Students will also be graded on their ability to
control compositional demands.
Students may inquire at any time about their grade and progress.
All assignments are due on time and will not be accepted late without a valid excuse;
at that point, projects will receive a 5 point reduction up to 15 points each day late.
Missed class will be the responsibility of the student to make up work.

The classroom is a context of potential. The interaction between you and your
professor in class during the drawing process is vital to you reaching your full artistic
potential; therefore, your presence in class is essential. Absence equals lost potential.

Detention will be assigned as a result of late arrivals to class.

VII. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY:


All work will be original, unless instructed to do so for teaching purposes only.

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